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CAPEC-309: Network Topology Mapping

Attack Pattern Details
Description
An adversary engages in scanning activities to map network nodes, hosts, devices, and routes. Adversaries usually perform this type of network reconnaissance during the early stages of attack against an external network. Many types of scanning utilities are typically employed, including ICMP tools, network mappers, port scanners, and route testing utilities such as traceroute.
Extended Description

During a UDP scan, a datagram is sent to a target port. If an 'ICMP Type 3 Port unreachable' error message is returned then the port is considered closed. Different types of ICMP messages can indicate a filtered port. UDP scanning is slower than TCP scanning. The protocol characteristics of UDP make port scanning inherently more difficult than with TCP, as well as dependent upon ICMP for accurate scanning. Due to ambiguities that can arise between open ports and filtered ports, UDP scanning results often require a high degree of interpretation and further testing to refine. In general, UDP scanning results are less reliable or accurate than TCP-based scanning.

Severity :

Low

Possibility :

Type :

Standard
Relationships with other CAPECs

This table shows the other attack patterns and high level categories that are related to this attack pattern.

CAPEC-169: Footprinting CAPEC-290: Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) Records CAPEC-291: DNS Zone Transfers CAPEC-293: Traceroute Route Enumeration CAPEC-643: Identify Shared Files/Directories on System CAPEC-664: Server Side Request Forgery
Prerequisites

The conditions that must already be true for an attacker to be able to carry out this attack pattern.

  • None
Skills required

The knowledge and capability an attacker needs in order to carry out this attack pattern.

Taxonomy mappings

Mappings to ATT&CK, OWASP and other frameworks.

ATTACK | System Network Configuration Discovery ATTACK | System Network Connections Discovery ATTACK | Gather Victim Network Information
Resources required

Probing requires the ability to interactively send and receive data from a target, whereas passive listening requires a sufficient understanding of the protocol to analyze a preexisting channel of communication.

Related CWE

A Related Weakness relationship associates a weakness with this attack pattern. Each association implies a weakness that must exist for a given attack to be successful.

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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